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humorless
personisnotlikelytobethemostpopularpersoninagroup.
Itisreasonabletosaythatthetruly
humorous
individualisnotonlywellliked,butisoftenthefocusofattentioninanygathering.[4]
Evensomeanimalshaveasenseofhumor.
Mywife'
smotheroftenvisitedusforextendedstays.[N]
Shenormallydidn'
tlikedogs,butshe
fellinlovewithBlitzen[N]—afemaleLab[N]
wehad,andtherelationshipwas
mutual.
Evenwhenyoung,Blitzenwould
tease
Grandma
byvery
selectively
carryingoneofherbedroomslippersintothelivingroomwhereGrandmasatinherfavorite,comfortablechair.
Blitzen
pranced
just
beyondthereachof
GrandmauntilGrandmawas
tempted
toleaveherchairtogettheslipperfromBlitzen.
WhenGrandmaleftherchair,Blitzenwouldquicklyjumpintothechair,
flashing
herLabsmile
from
sparkling
browneyeswhichclearlysaid,"
Aha,Ifooledyouagain."
[5]
Typicaljokesorhumorousstorieshaveathree-part
anatomy
thatiseasilyrecognized.
FirstistheSETUP(or
setting),nextistheBODY(orstoryline),andthesearefollowedbythePUNCHLINE[N]
(anunexpectedorsurpriseending)whichwillmakethejokefunnyifitcontainssomehumor.
Usuallyallthreepartsarepresent,andeachmustbeclearlypresented[N].
Ithelpsifthestory/joketellerusesgesturesandlanguagewhicharewellknowntotheaudience.
[6]
Humor,asaformofentertainment,canbeanalyzedinordertodiscoverwhatmakesafunnystoryorjokeseemfunny.
Here,forexample,aresomeofthemostcommontypesofhumor.Theyrangefromthemostobvioushumortothemoresubtletypes.
[7]
"
SLAP-STICK"
isthemostobvioushumor.
Itslanguageissimple,direct,andoftenmakesfunofanotherpersonorgroup.
Slap-stickwasandisthetechniqueofthestand-upcomedian[N]
andthe
clown.
Itappealstoallagesandallcultures.
NearlyeveryEnglish-speaking
comedian
inthiscenturyhasusedthefollowingjokeinoneformoranother.
Onemanasksanother,"
WhowasthatladyIsawyouwithlastnight?
Theotherreplies,"
Thatwasnolady,thatwasmywife."
Thehumorliesinthefactthatthesecondmanissayingthathiswifeisnotalady.Inotherwords,sheisnotarefinedwoman.
Thejokeisnolessfunnybecauseitissooftenused.
Theaudienceknowsinadvancewhatwillbesaid,becauseitisclassichumor,andanyaudiencevaluesitevenmorebecauseofits
familiarity.
[8]
Chinese"
cross-talk"
isaspecialtypeofslap-stickinwhichtwoChinesecomedianshumorouslydiscusstopicssuchas
bureaucrats,familyproblems,orotherpersonaltopics.
Cross-talkcanbeheardanywherefromsmallvillagestagestothelargestBeijingtheatres,andtoradioandtelevision.
ItisclearlyatraditionalformofhumorwellunderstoodbyChinesepeople.
[9]
APLAYONWORDSisnotsoobviousasslap-stick,butitisfunnybecauseof
misused
ormisunderstoodlanguage.
MyfavoriteexampleisthestoryofthreeelderlygentlementravelingbytraininEngland.
Asthetrainslowedforastopthefirstmanasked,"
IsthisWembley[N]?
No,"
saidthesecond,"
It'
sThursday."
SoamI,"
saidthethirdman.
Let'
sstopforabeer."
Weknowthatolderpeopleoftendonothearthingsclearly,sothemisunderstandingofbothWednesday(forWembley)andthirsty(forThursday)makesanice
setup
forthepunchlinedeliveredbythethirdman.
[10]
ThefamousChinese
cartoonist
and
humorist
DingCongisamasterofwordplay.
Inoneofhisfunny
cartoons,ateachersays,"
Howcome[N]
youcompletelycopiedsomebodyelse'
shomework?
Theyoungstudentreplies,"
Ididn'
tcompletelycopyit.Mynameonthepageisdifferent."
InanotherclassicDingCongcartoon,an
irritated
fatherasks,"
Tellme,what'
soneplustwo?
Thesonsays,"
Idon'
tknow."
Theimpatientfatherthensays,"
Forexample,you,yourmother,andIaltogetherarehowmany,you
idiot?
Thesonproudlyanswers,"
Threeidiots."
Whetherthesestoriesarecartoonsorjokes,toldbya
slap-stickcomedianoracross-talkingteam,theyappealtopeopleeverywhereasfunnystoriesbecausetheyhaveanote[N]
ofrealitytothem,andtheunexpectedpunchlineisquitefunny.
[11]
PUNS
areevenmoresubtleformsofwordplay.
Theyusethetechniqueofsimilarsoundingwordsoralternativemeaningsofthesameword.
Punsarethoughtbysomecriticstobethelowestformofhumor,butIdisagreewiththis.Punsrequiremoresubtleandsophisticatedlanguageskillsthanmosthumorforms,buteventheveryyoungcanusethemintheirsimplerforms.
Forexample,the"
riddle"
ortrickquestionoftenusesapuninthesetup,thestoryline,or,moreoften,thepunchline.
PunsarethefirsttypeofhumorIlearned,andatabout5yearsofageIrememberhearingthefollowingriddle.
Onepersonasks,"
Whatisblackandwhiteandredallover?
Theotherpersonusuallycannotanswertheriddle,sosays,"
Igiveup.Whatistheanswer?
The
riddler
replies,"
Anewspaper."
Thisistheobviousanswerifoneknowsthat"
red"
ispronouncedthesameas"
read"
inEnglish,butthemeaningsareclearlydifferent.
[12]
DOUBLEENTENDRES
(Frenchfordoublemeanings)arespecialvariationsofpunsinwhichwordsorphraseshavedoublemeanings.Frequentlythetwomeaningsareverydifferent,andoneisquiteproperwhilethesecondisoften,butnotalways,
vulgar.
Ilikethesomewhatmildstoryofaschoolteacheranda
principal
ofahighschoolwhoareconcernedbecausesomeboysandgirlshavebeenseenkissingontheschoolplayground.
Theteachersaystothestudents,"
TheprincipalandIhavedecidedtostopkissingontheschoolplayground."
Hearingsome
laughter,shesenseshermessagewasnotaltogetherclear,sosheadds,"
WhatImeantosayisthattherewillbenomorekissinggoingonunderournoses[N]."
This
clarification,ofcourse,doesnothingtocorrectthefirststatementandthedoublemeaningofthejokebecomesevenmore
laughable.
[13]
Someprofessionalhumoriststhinktoomuchoftoday'
shumorisnotveryintelligentorsophisticated.
Theydislikethe
suggestive
orvulgarlanguageusedtoofrequently,andtheyfeelthatmosthumoristsarenotverycreative.
Itistruethatsomeoftoday'
shumorisrathershocking,butIdon'
tthinkhumoristobeblamed[N]
forthat.
Humorisalive[N]
andwell,anditwillpersistsimplybecausetherearefunnythingshappeningeveryday.
Somehumorouspeopleseeandhearthesefunnythingsandareabletomakethemintofunny,
entertaining
jokesandstories.
(1,346words)
OnmyfirstjobassportseditorfortheMontpelier(Ohio)
LeaderEnterprise,Ididn'
tgetalotoffanmail,
soIwas
intrigued
byaletterthatwasdroppedonmydeskonemorning.
WhenIopenedit,Iread:
"
AnicepieceofwritingontheTigers.Keepupthegoodwork."
ItwassignedbyDonWolfe,thesportseditor.
BecauseIwasateenager(beingpaidthegrandtotalof15centsa
column
inch[N]),hiswordscouldn'
thavebeenmore
inspiring.
Ikepttheletterinmydeskdraweruntilitgot
rag-eared.
WheneverIdoubtedIhadtherightstufftobeawriter[N],Iwouldreread
Don'
snoteandfeelconfidentagain.
Later,whenIgottoknowhim,IlearnedthatDon
madea
habitof
[N]writingaquick,encouragingword[N]
topeopleinall
walksoflife.
WhenImakeothersfeelgoodaboutthemselves,"
hetoldme,"
Ifeelgoodtoo."
[4]
Notsurprisingly,hehadabodyoffriendsasbigas
nearby
LakeErie[N].Whenhediedlastyearat75,thepaperwasfloodedwithcallsandletters[N]
frompeoplewhohadbeen
recipients
ofhis
spirit-lifting
words.
Overtheyears,I'
vetriedtocopytheexampleofDonandotherfriendswhocareenoughtowriteupliftingcomments,becauseIthinkthey
areontosomething
important.
Inaworldtoooftencoldand
unresponsive,suchnotesbringwarmthandreassurance.
Weallneedaboostfromtimetotime,andafewlinesofpraisehavebeenknowntoturnaroundaday[N],evenalife.
Why,then,aretheresofew
upbeat
notewriters?
Myguessisthatmanywho
shyawayfrom
thepracticearetooself-conscious[N].
They'
reafraidthey'
llbemisunderstood,sound
sentimental
or
insincere.
Also,writingtakestime;
it'
sfareasiertopickupthephone.
drawback
withphonecalls,ofcourse,isthattheydon'
tlast.
Anoteattaches[N]
more
importanceto
our
well-wishing.
Itisamatterofrecord[N],andourwordscanbereadmorethanonce,
savored
andtreasured.
Eventhoughnotewritingmaytakelonger,someprettybusypeopledoit,includingGeorgeBush.
Somesayheowes[N]
muchofhissuccessinpoliticstohisever-ready[N]
pen.How?
Throughouthiscareerhehas
followedup
virtuallyeverycontactwitha
cordial
response—acompliment,alineofpraiseor
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